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Love Bugs

Plecia nearctica

Photo by Ajit
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Field Notes

Description:

These two bugs forming a couple were crawling on a table in a conjoined state.

Species ID Suggestions

Love bugs

Plecia nearctica
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Comments (2)
Ajit
Thanks so much Young
p.young713
We have these bugs, called love bugs here in Florida. It was discovered in the 1960s here. Its Plecia nearctica, is a member of the family of march flies. Im very suprized you have them there too! The urban legend here is the government made them in a lab!! Lol Here is a photo I took of them too. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7219193
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2011

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